Hironobu Sakaguchi

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• The "father of Final Fantasy" wants to make a new game in 2016

  Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi will be back at work in 2016.

• Final Fantasy creator hates sequels

  Final Fantasy, a byword in prolific franchises, was created by a man who hates sequel.

• Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi to receive GDC Lifetime Achievement Award

  Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of Final Fantasy and head of Mistwalker, will be the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award during the 15th annual Game Developers Choice Awards.

• Disappointingly, the creator of Final Fantasy's next game is for smartphones

  If you were hoping for a new console RPG from Mistwalker, I’m afraid you’re in for a disappointment.

• Is the father of Final Fantasy's new project called Terra Battle?

  The man behind the Final Fantasy series has a mysterious new project in the works, and we’ll find out about it very soon.

• Microsoft Studios boss teases fan asking about an Xbox One JPRG from Mistwalker

  Microsoft Studios boss Phil Spencer took to Twitter to tease a JRPG fan who asked when we can expect an Xbox One reveal from Final Fantasy creator and Mistwalker’s Hironobu Sakaguchi.

• The Last Story is XSEED's most successful game to date, claims publisher

  The Last Story has been XSEED’s most successful game to date, according to the publisher.

• The Last Story launch trailer is unsurprisingly weird

  XSEED’s much-anticipated Wii RPG is now available to buy in North America.

• Party Wave iOS arrival imminent

  Action surfing game, Party Wave, is set to hit the crowded shores of Apple’s App Store in the coming weeks, Mistwalker founder and Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, has announced. Speaking via Twitter, Sakaguchi said work that has been completed on Party Wave and that the game has been submitted to Apple, so could be […]

• Mistwalker's Party Wave gets first trailer

  A jaunty trailer has been released for action surfing game, Party Wave; the first iOS project from the development team responsible for 2011 Wii RPG, The Last Story.

• Mistwalker almost done with Party Wave, keen on Wii U

  The Last Story and Blue Dragon developer Mistwalker is set to launch its first iOS game, and is looking forward to a future filled with the beautiful RPGs it’s better known for.

• Sakaguchi: Wii's lack of HD caused problems for The Last Story

  Mistwalker boss Hironobu Sakaguchi has said The Last Story was limited by the Wii’s modest SD capabilities, despite being designed from the ground up for the ageing console.

• Sakaguchi: JRPGs promote story over player freedom

  Final Fantasy creator and Mistwalker boss Hironobu Sakaguchi sees value in both Japanese and western RPGs, and thinks deciding between them is a matter of taste.

• Mistwalker working on "several projects"

  It’s taken so long for The Last Story to be localised that’s it’s easy to forget it’s been over a year since the last Mistwalker game released. The developer is being cagey about what it’s been up to in the meantime.

• "Whenever I create a game it's still like my own child is being born," says Sakaguchi

  Mistwalker’s Hironobu Sakaguchi, who is also the father of Final Fantasy in case that hasn’t been drummed into your head by now, has compared creating games with a child being born – in that any game created by he and his team is like an “extremely beautiful” child to them.

• Sakaguchi introduces director's cut trailer for The Last Story

  A director’s cut video of The Last Story has been released featuring RPG legend Hironobu Sakaguchi as he and Nintendo celebrate the launch of the Wii-exclusive. Check it out below. The game is out today in the UK and will release on Wii in the US sometime this summer.

• Sakaguchi has "a lot of trust" in Final Fantasy producer Yoshinori Kitase

  The Last Story’s Hironobu Sakaguchi has said he can get a bit tired of people asking him about Final Fantasy, which he created, and that he completely trusts what producer Yoshinori Kitase is doing with the series.

• Sakaguchi: HD graphics in games are "over the top"

  HD graphics? We don’t need no stinking HD graphics, says Mistwalker boss and legendary Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi.

• Sakaguchi to give BAFTA talk on The Last Story next month

  BAFTA’s announced it’ll host a Q&A event featuring Mistwalker’s Hironobu Sakaguchi. The Final Fantasy creator will be in London to talk about the western release of the studio’s Wii RPG The Last Story. The game will also be playable to those in attendance at the event. Tickets are available now from here for £5. The […]